IWF Partners Agree on Buyout
By Mike Botta May 24, 2012 – The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) and the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) have agreed to buy out the ownership interest in the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) that is...more »
General Tools Celebrates Milestone at National Hardware Show
By Mike Botta May 10, 2012 – General Tools & Instruments marked its 90th year in business during last week’s National Hardware Show, a show that company helped launch way back in 1946....more »
Xylexpo 2012: Woodworkers Heading for Milan
By Mike Botta Final preparations are under way for woodworking’s big Xylexpo 2012 show taking place May 8 to 12, 2012 in Milan, Italy. ...more »
Sourcing Overseas May Be Huge Mistake
By Mike Botta Is China the manufacturing miracle that countless global corporations believe it is, or have many of the same international giants simply been guilty of practicing “herd mentality”? Perhaps surprisingly, there’s a...more »
Sustainability Means Longevity
By Mike Botta Perhaps getting lost in all of the economic gloom and doom over the past couple of years has been the fact that the drive toward sustainability in manufacturing has not diminished. At bad times, it is perhaps easy for some...more »
